Bolton news

• Monkeypox: Blackpool hospital offered smallpox vaccines

  27-09-2018 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff who could have been exposed to the virus have been put on "active surveillance" for symptoms.
  
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• Man died in Turkey a day after 'ferocious' Blackpool pub attack

  27-09-2018 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Marx, 42, had been stamped on during a "ferocious" attack in a Blackpool pub, a court is told.
  
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• REGIONAL: Man dies in Darwen house fire ­— wife escapes

  27-09-2018 18:32
  A PENSIONER has died in a house fire in Darwen.
  
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• Joey Barton: Fleetwood Town boss says only ex-players should review red cards

  27-09-2018 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Fleetwood Town boss Joey Barton says only former players should review red card incidents.
  
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• Dentist killed in house fire

  27-09-2018 18:20
  A PENSIONER has died in a house fire in Darwen.
  
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• Dog walking charity appeals for volunteers for three-year-old Robbie

  27-09-2018 18:10
  A CHARITY is appealing for dog-lovers to step forward and help Robbie, a dog whose owner can no longer take him out.
  
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• Cellar fall death family 'disgusted' after pub shortlisted for top award

  27-09-2018 18:01
  THE family of a woman who died after falling down cellar steps were horrified to discover the pub she died in could be nominated for a national award.
  
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• Campaign launched to lift ban on dogs travelling on the Metrolink

  27-09-2018 18:01
  A CAMPAIGN has been launched to lift a ban on dogs travelling on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network.
  
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• UPDATED: Two Teenagers arrested after girl raped in park

  27-09-2018 17:58
  DETECTIVES investigating the rape of a teenage girl in a park have made two arrests.
  
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• Teenage girl raped in park

  27-09-2018 17:58
  DETECTIVES are investigating claims that a teenage girl was raped in a park.
  
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• Teen arrested after girl raped in park

  27-09-2018 17:58
  DETECTIVES investigating the rape of a teenage girl in a park have made an arrest.
  
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• COMMENT: Health centre could be just what Horwich needs

  27-09-2018 17:29
  TODAY we get a glimpse at how the long-awaited new health centre for Horwich could look.
  
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• Colne-born Postman Pat creator John Cunliffe dies at 85

  27-09-2018 17:14
  John Cunliffe, the East Lancashire-born creator of children's TV classics Postman Pat and Rosie And Jim, has died aged 85, his agent has confirmed.
  
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• Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim author John Cunliffe dies

  27-09-2018 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  John Cunliffe, 85, created one of the BBC's most successful children's TV characters.
  
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• WATCH: iPhone XS and XS Max unboxed and tested

  27-09-2018 16:31
  IT's finally here.
  
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• Lady's thanks to stranger who helped her out

  27-09-2018 16:03
  A LADY from Farnworth was touched by the kindness shown to her after her diabetic check up in the town centre.
  
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• Jim Bentley: Morecambe 'do not need director of football', says boss after Paul Ince links

  27-09-2018 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Manager Jim Bentley says Morecambe "do not need" a director of football, after reports linking Paul Ince with the role.
  
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• Football ace and mayor team up to help homeless

  27-09-2018 15:15
  PREMIER League football star Vincent Kompany will donate proceeds from his testimonial season to tackle rough sleeping in Manchester.
  
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• Sainsbury’s recalls croissants over almond filling

  27-09-2018 14:08
  SAINSBURY’S is recalling its in-store bakery all butter croissants which may contain almond filling that is not declared on the packaging.
  
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• Darwen house fire: Man killed, woman escapes

  27-09-2018 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The victim was declared dead at the scene but a woman managed to escape the blaze.
  
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• Moonpig asks customers to stop uploading pictures of their genitals for cards

  27-09-2018 13:08
  AN ONLINE greetings cards company has been forced to ask customers to cease uploading photographs of their genitals onto their products.
  
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• Stroke support group to close without new members

  27-09-2018 13:01
  A POPULAR stroke support group will close if new volunteers cannot be found leaving its 50 or so members without the social events they have come to enjoy.
  
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• 'It's not all glitz and glamour' - Bolton Film Festival filmmaker lifts lid on life behind the camera

  27-09-2018 12:44
  BOLTON Film Festival (BFF) begins on Tuesday, attracting film-making talent from around the world to the town.
  
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• Smithills bird man 'blown away' by new bench

  27-09-2018 12:34
  WHEN a bench at the side of a busy road was damaged by a car, local schoolchildren flocked to the rescue.
  
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• Smithills bird man 'blow away' by new bench

  27-09-2018 12:34
  WHEN a bench at the side of a busy road was damaged by a car, local schoolchildren flocked to the rescue.
  
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• Town centre clampdown: The reason you will see more police in town today

  27-09-2018 12:20
  TOWN centre visitors are likely to see more police officers and council staff around the area today.
  
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• Haseeb Hameed: Lancashire's Paul Allott says batsman's form is a 'mystery'

  27-09-2018 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire director of cricket Paul Allott says Haseeb Hameed's deteriorating form with the bat is a "complete and utter mystery".
  
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• Joint Rotary award for equal exam success at GCSEs

  27-09-2018 12:02
  TWO students who achieved the same grades in their GCSEs will share the Westhoughton Rotary Award for the first time in the club’s history.
  
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• Huge fire breaks out at former car garage

  27-09-2018 09:31
  A HUGE fire is believed to have broken out at the former Williams BMW garage in Bradshawgate.
  
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• GRAND DESIGNS: Horwich health centre initial designs revealed

  27-09-2018 07:35
  THE initial design for a long-awaited health centre in Horwich has been revealed as the project goes ahead without one of the GP practices originally involved in the project. Joseph Timans reports.
  
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• GRAND DESIGNS: Horwich health centre designs revealed

  27-09-2018 07:35
  THE initial design for a long-awaited health centre in Horwich has been revealed as the project goes ahead without one of the GP practices originally involved in the project. Joseph Timans reports.
  
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• Talks planned to avoid hospital strike

  27-09-2018 07:07
  IN AN attempt to halt a hospital staff strike union representatives have been invited to negotiations tomorrow.
  
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• Rock 'n' roll brother died after routine hernia operation

  27-09-2018 07:07
  A “LOVING” brother died just hours after being discharged from hospital following a routine hernia operation.
  
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• Reaction: Horwich Health and Wellbeing Hub

  27-09-2018 07:07
  Horwich North East ward councillors welcomed the news that Pike View and Bolton Community Practice will move forward with the new health centre project.
  
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• Community hub shut down and 'uninhabitable'

  27-09-2018 07:07
  A COMMUNITY centre has been shut down following vandalism to its roof and problems with its central heating system.
  
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• Brother died hours after routine hernia operation

  27-09-2018 07:07
  A “LOVING” brother died just hours after being discharged from hospital following a routine hernia operation.
  
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• Hulton Park understood not to be among potential housing sites put forward to regional development masterplan

  27-09-2018 07:05
  IT is understood that Hulton Park has not been included in the sites Bolton has put forward for development within the region’s 20-year masterplan.
  
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• Stars who loved their long locks

  27-09-2018 07:04
  ANITA Markoff and Katie Wright look at some of the famous famous who've sported Rapunzel-esque locks.
  
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• Demolition of old pub branded 'an eyesore'

  27-09-2018 07:04
  COMPLAINTS have been made over an ‘eyesore’ public house which has been part-demolished after it was deemed 'unsafe'.
  
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• World amateur premiere of The Demolition Man, a play about Fred Dibnah, opens to a sell out audience

  27-09-2018 07:03
  THE world amateur premiere of The Demolition Man, a play about the life and times of legendary steeplejack Fred Dibnah, opened to a sell out audience yesterday.
  
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• Plenty of laughs in store with return of the comedy club

  27-09-2018 07:03
  HE is a UK Comedy Award winner, has appeared on John Bishop's Only Joking television show, now Dan Nightingale will be taking to the stage in Bolton.
  
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• Indie-pop band CoCo and the Butterfields to perform at The Met as part of UK tour

  27-09-2018 07:03
  ANTHEMIC acoustic pop act CoCo and the Butterfields will performing at The Met in Bury next month ahead of the release of their new EP Monsters.
  
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• Artists explore what it means to live in 'tumultuous' times

  27-09-2018 07:03
  A TIMELY new exhibition featuring the work of artists from Bolton and Sweden exploring what it means to live in these "tumultuous times" opens this weekend.
  
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• Show celebrates the life and music of Madonna

  27-09-2018 07:02
  MADONNA'S iconic hits will be performed live in Bolton as the Material Girl show takes to the stage at the Alberts Halls.
  
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• Write to remember

  27-09-2018 07:00
  COMMUNITY Arts group, Live from Worktown, is inviting contributions from local writers for its fifth anthology.
  
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• Call for pictures to create to create the UK's biggest family photo album

  27-09-2018 07:00
  FAMILIES in Bolton and across the country are being asked to share their family photographs with The Bolton News in support of Amnesty's refugee campaign #Families Together.
  
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